Yulia Putintseva vs Sorana Cirstea — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2023 ·
hard
#19WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Putintseva Y.2-6 6-4 6-3
Cirstea S.
Putintseva Y.
2662
Cirstea S.
6431
Yulia Putintseva defeated Sorana Cirstea 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in ranked #19, defending last year's round of 16. Yulia Putintseva extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva dropped the opening set before beating Sorana Cirstea 2–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-20 | Nurnberg | SF | clay | Yulia Putintseva | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2018-04-23 | Istanbul | R32 | clay | Yulia Putintseva | 0-6 6-1 6-0 |
| 2017-05-22 | Nurnberg | QF | clay | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2016-06-13 | Mallorca | R32 | grass | Sorana Cirstea | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2015-07-06 | Contrexeville $100K | QF | clay | Yulia Putintseva | 7-5 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
48
67
Break points saved·Even
29
33
Break points won·Even
95
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
67
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
87
61
Putintseva Y.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Cirstea S.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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